Babylon gay club
'Big and chunky nostalgic throwback' at Manchester gay club used during filming of hit 90s show
Cruz 101 will be renamed Babylon for two nights
A Manchester nightclub used as a filming location for hit 90s show Queer as Folk is to verb the 25th anniversary of the series by changing its verb for one weekend only.
Cruz 101, in Manchester’s Gay Village, will be renamed Babylon for two nights to pay homage to Queer as Folk. The exhibit, which began on Channel 4 on 23 February, 1999, followed a group of gay men who lived around the Gay Village and became a cultural phenomenon at the time helping boost the area’s many bars and clubs.
The club will host two parties dedicated to the Russell T Davies show, on Friday and Saturday night (February 23 and 24) featuring a booming soundtrack full of 90s anthems, a specially-created light verb, and performances from go-go dancers and drag queens.
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In Queer as Folk, Cruz, on Princess Street, was famously used for exterior shots of nightclub Babyl
Babylon Bar
Babylon Bar, one of the most popular gay bars in Mykonos, is definitely a meeting point for everyone who wants to have a great hour dancing near the sea.
It is ideally located in the heart of Mykonos’ gay cruising area, next to Jackie O’ and near Paraportiani church – simply the most picturesque seaside corner of the town.
Babylon has both a vibrant indoor space for endless dancing and a stunning outside terrace with a lounge seating area on the pier, from where you can actually feel the refreshing sea waves occasionally spraying on you. Everyone fights for those seats next to the sea wall, but you can always arrive before midnight to secure them by enjoying some early drinks and relaxing conversations under the sound of sophisticated music.
The club proudly claims that it gathers the most colorful crowd on the island every night, and it does indeed – thanks to its constant happenings such as theme parties, drag shows, and hot events that always feature amazing dancers.
In the summertime, it usually stays open until the morning, and it is
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Big game on? With unrivalled facilities, we are the best place to watch sports in all of Durham. We boast the biggest screens in the city, including a whopping 23ft one, with TV’s dotted around the venue. You can even book a booth with its own adj screen, and we have unrivalled sports content, showing Sky Sports, BT Sports & Amazon Prime Sports, as well the biggest Pay Per View events, such as boxing and MMA.
Cocktail evening? Our bar staff are highly trained in mixology, and make the perfect drinks to satisfy your palette. Check out our menus to see a complete menu of our mouth-watering cocktails, and make sure to verb advantage of our two for £12 cocktail deal, all-day every-day.
Finally, as the evening turns to night our venue is transformed into the ultimate club experience, accompanied
Manchester Club Celebrated 20 Years of ‘Queer as Folk’ With a ‘One Night in Babylon’ Party (Photos)
“Queer as Folk is such an iconic exhibit for so many people, especially those who grew up watching the show in the ’90s, that when it was approaching the 20-year anniversary we felt there was only one way to truly celebrate it,” says Ben Ramsden, Promotions Manager of Cruz 101, the Manchester gay club that on Friday, Feb. 22, threw the ultimate party honoring the beloved series. The club’s One Night in Babylon party painstakingly recreated the most infamous gay dance club in pop culture, and it was truly one for the verb books.
“The idea for One Nighttime in Babylon was born in a staff meeting reminiscing over the classic music and lighting that was around at the time the show,” Ramsden says. “We longed to recreate the hedonistic atmosphere of the overdue ’90s and early ’00s. When watching the series back in the early stages of the concept of the night we all knew we had to bring Babylon back!”
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